Does the Dog Haus franchise agreement disclaim representations made in the Franchise Disclosure Document?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
21.5 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the Exhibits contain all of the terms and conditions agreed upon by the Parties concerning the subject matter of this Agreement.
No other agreements concerning the subject matter of this Agreement, written or oral, shall be deemed to exist or to bind either of the Parties and all prior agreements, understandings and representations are merged into this Agreement and superseded by this Agreement.
No officer or employee or agent of Franchisor has any authority to make any representation or promise not included in this Agreement.
This Agreement cannot be modified or changed except by written instrument signed by both of the Parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to disclaim any representations made in the Dog Haus Franchise Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 87)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dog Haus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement contains an integration clause stating that the written agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by both parties. It also states that no agent of Dog Haus has the authority to make any representation or promise not included in the agreement.
However, the Dog Haus franchise agreement specifically states that nothing within the agreement is intended to disclaim any representations made in the Dog Haus Franchise Disclosure Document.
This means that while the franchise agreement aims to be the complete and final expression of the agreement between Dog Haus and the franchisee, Dog Haus acknowledges that the representations made in the Franchise Disclosure Document are still valid and not disclaimed by the franchise agreement.